Lesson 3.3 Areas of Specialization and Career Opportunities of Counselors
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C ounseling is a career that helps clients with their emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or social problems. ‹#›
‹#› Identify specific work areas in which counselors work (HUMSS_DIASS 12-lc-7). Identify career opportunities for counselors (HUMSS_DIASS 12-lc-8).
‹#› Enumerate different areas that counselors can work in. Understand available career opportunities for counselors.
‹#› A Creative Representation of Counseling Briefly review what you have learned about counseling from the previous lessons. You may also consult external references for more information. Produce a creative visual output that showcases a specific area where counselors work. In addition, your output should also visualize what counselors do in this area. Once done, provide one to two sentences that explain your creative output.
What field or area of specialization in counseling did you illustrate? Why is this so? ‹#›
What impacts do counselors have on the area you chose to feature? ‹#›
What other areas of specialization can counselors focus on? ‹#›
‹#› What career opportunities and specializations are available to aspiring students who are interested in becoming counselors?
Counseling Counseling can be applied in various fields and disciplines. In recent years, there has been greater acceptance of the role and value of counseling as an important tool for helping individuals, groups, and communities. ‹#›
School Counseling Counselors who work in schools or academic institutions are tasked with being the “beacon” of academic and mental health counseling. ‹#›
School Counseling Address students’ behavior and conduct problems in school. Provide guidance on career options. Conduct personality and career assessments. Help students with academic and personal difficulties. Organize programs for holistic development. ‹#› Tasks of School Counselors
Clinical Counseling Clinical counseling is a branch of psychology that deals with individuals who experience behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or social issues that hinder their capability to perform social and occupational functions. ‹#›
Clinical Counseling There are currently debates on whether or not clinical counseling and clinical psychology differ. In the Philippines, being a clinical counselor would fall under acquiring a licensure in guidance counseling and being a clinical psychologist would require a professional to acquire a license as a psychologist. ‹#›
‹#› What common characteristics do clinical counselors and clinical psychologists share?
Rehabilitation Counseling Rehabilitation counseling focuses on helping individuals with physical disabilities to cope, adjust, and understand emotions, thoughts, and behaviors associated with their current condition. ‹#›
Rehabilitation Counseling Help individuals view disability from a positive perspective. Assist clients in finding vocational opportunities. Help clients create new personal narratives about their experience. Generate opportunities for growth. ‹#› Tasks of Rehabilitation Counselors
Industrial Counseling The industrial counselor works in an organizational setting. They are expected to provide support to various employee issues and challenges. ‹#›
Industrial Counseling Employees who feel that they are valued, respected, and recognized by their companies are less likely to resign. ‹#›
‹#› What other psychological issues do employees face that influence their performance and productivity?
Marriage and Family Counseling In marriage and family counseling, the counselor utilizes a family systems framework in addressing challenges, concerns, and issues. ‹#›
Marriage and Family Counseling Views that the family is bound by unique roles, binding cultures and traditions, social hierarchies, values, and dynamic relationships. ‹#› Family Systems Framework
Private Practice Counselors in private practice are not under the supervision of mental health or medical institutions; thus, their methods and schedules are usually dependent on their own preferences. ‹#›
Private Practice Counselors are also bound by law to accomplish several professional, medical, financial, and operational requirements prior to starting their practice. ‹#›
‹#› What specific considerations should beginning counselors have when starting a private practice?
Community Counseling In community counseling, services are made directly accessible at the community level through the barangay or the community health centers. ‹#›
Community Counseling A community counselor can conduct counseling sessions by individual or by group, depending on the needs of community members. ‹#›
Identify if the following statement is true or false. 1. A school counselor works directly with the barangay or community health center. ‹#›
Identify if the following statement is true or false. 2. Part of industrial counseling is generating programs or activities that identify employee needs, strengths, and areas of improvement. ‹#›
Identify if the following statement is true or false. 3. In clinical counseling, the counselor attempts to address the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral issues of the client. ‹#›
Identify if the following statement is true or false. 4. School counselors cannot help students who are experiencing problems at home. ‹#›
Identify if the following statement is true or false. 5. The family systems framework is used as an approach in conducting family and marriage counseling. ‹#›
Counseling can be practiced via different specializations that cater to specific needs and settings. The specific areas and fields of counseling include school counseling, clinical counseling, industrial counseling, rehabilitation counseling, family and marriage counseling, private practice, and community counseling. Counselors can address academic performance, family and marriage life, disability and health, occupational performance, disaster, and community functioning. ‹#›
Explain how family issues are addressed using the family systems framework.
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